diff --git a/features/options/extract/invalid.feature b/features/options/extract/invalid.feature
index 3ef302ba0..cd9fe5af4 100644
--- a/features/options/extract/invalid.feature
+++ b/features/options/extract/invalid.feature
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ Feature: osrm-extract command line options: invalid options
     Scenario: osrm-extract - Non-existing option
         When I run "osrm-extract --fly-me-to-the-moon"
         Then stdout should be empty
-        And stderr should contain "exception"
+        And stderr should contain "unrecognised option"
         And stderr should contain "fly-me-to-the-moon"
         And it should exit with code 1
diff --git a/features/options/prepare/invalid.feature b/features/options/prepare/invalid.feature
index 9eb4b757a..8d69d0b19 100644
--- a/features/options/prepare/invalid.feature
+++ b/features/options/prepare/invalid.feature
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ Feature: osrm-prepare command line options: invalid options
     Scenario: osrm-prepare - Non-existing option
         When I run "osrm-prepare --fly-me-to-the-moon"
         Then stdout should be empty
-        And stderr should contain "Exception"
+        And stderr should contain "unrecognised option"
         And stderr should contain "fly-me-to-the-moon"
         And it should exit with code 1